Checking Out Me History Flashcards
1
Q
‘Dem tell me Dem tell me’
A
The use of repetition here creates an accusatory tone, showing the speakers anger’
2
Q
‘Bandage up me eye’
A
This has injury-like connotations which imply that the speaker feels he has been hurt by his sheltered upbringing
3
Q
‘Toussaint’
A
The italics used here highlight the two accounts of history being distinctly separate
4
Q
‘de cow who jump over de moon’
A
This phrase from the semantic field of childhood implies that the speaker feels he has lost his childhood and is stuck in the past